An actual solution for keeping mice out of your car - NOT peppermint oil

Are mice invading your vehicle? Have you been obsessively searching for ways to protect it (and yourself) before it’s too late? If so, this video is for you. I’ve been in your shoes. I will give you the truth about how to keep mice out of your car.
I LIKE THIS METHOD BECAUSE:
-It’s safe. It catches mice BEFORE they enter your car. You don’t have to worry about dead mice in your car.
-It’s natural. No need for harmful chemicals.
-It’s efficient and comprehensive. It protects the entry-points to your vehicle. No extra work.
Intro (0:00)
Mouse-borne diseases and pregnancy (0:25)
Mice can total vehicles (0:53)
My mouse journey. Peppermint oil did not work! Neither did cayenne pepper (1:27)
AN ACTUAL SOLUTION (2:05)
Important tips (3:00)
Products I used:
-Sunflower butter: amzn.to/3ywkp9M
-Mouse traps: amzn.to/4bzwvhc
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[@jameslotech4996]

I just queued up all your videos to watch them all again, I hope this helps the algorithm promote your videos. Come on everyone, let’s help this channel reach a bigger audience.

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

That’s very kind of you James!

[@PhatDimes]

Loved the pace and delivery of this video. I was going to try the traps surrounding each wheel but Im going to try your way first. Great job man! 👍👍

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

That’s very kind, thank you! Hope this tip helps!

[@david_davidson]

So, I'm actually here because I just saw your recent vid entitled, "Most HEPA Air Purifiers are a SCAM" & thought it was really well done & researched & was considering subscribing. Subsequently when contemplating subbing to a new channel I like to back track to their earliest vids to see how a channel started & get a retro perspective on their "evolution" from that point, etc. This was just a very basic, straight ahead, apparently effective (I neither live in a cold climate, or own a car, but when both were the case I never experienced problems with mice in my vehicles... that I was aware of) & informative debut that shows a guy with a problem & how he solved said problem. Nice job. I'll be subscribing after this posts. 👍👍👍

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

That comment made my night, thank you!

[@maggiemae3659]

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!! Had to buy a new engine for my truck because they ate the wires all over the engine compartment!!

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

I know how you feel! It’s so stressful when mice destroy our cars. Good luck.

[@PraxisPrepper]

I've had a lot of luck using those have-a-heart traps to get the mice that raid my car now. They seem to scare the mice to death about 40% of the time, but I've been able to relocate a lot of mice successfully (very far away). Another thing that's seemed to help a lot is dryer sheets. I don't use dryer sheets in my laundry (because... poison) but I heard that mice don't care for the smell and I tried shoving them into places like the glove box and other areas that vent up under the hood and that seems to have helped too. Thx for the video!

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

The mice that were where I lived when I made this video were tenacious. They were strong, rural mice in a very cold town, 1500 feet up. Deterrents did not work on them in the slightest. Maybe deterrents work for others, but not me unfortunately. Glad you liked the video!

[@PraxisPrepper]

You hit the nail on the head exactly with that reply. Every situation is always a little different. I'm at only about 1000 feet where I am now. Fortunately, the car they wrecked was due to be traded in anyhow. But I dare say I might have gotten a slightly better trade in price if I hadn't driven onto the lot with the hazards blinking uncontrollably due to the wiring damage. ;)@@HealthyHomeGuide

[@user-oy4qp9pq6i]

I have a garbage can with a few inches of water in the bottom. I use snap traps, live traps, and glue traps. Live mice are relocated to the swimming pool in the garbage can.

[@haroldfroehlich656]

thank you

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

Sure thing!

[@soulconnectiondoula]

Dropping knowledge! Peppermint oil (and cayenne!) didn’t work for me either. It’s insane that mice TOTALED your car.

[@HistoricalWeapons]

Does peppermint freeze and damage under the hood

[@PraxisPrepper]

OMG. Mice killed my last car too! They ate all the wires and ruined it. Thanks for this video!

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

I’m so sorry they did that to your car - I know how it feels!!! Thanks 😊

[@nancyelia3022]

Just curious, if you place 4 traps, one on each tire and catch 4 mice, what if there is a 5th mouse? I won't be able to access my car for six months once it stored to check on this. Do the dead mice deter subsequent mice?

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

Great question. If you won’t be able to access your car for six months, I would set multiple traps on top of each wheel. But spaced a bit away from each other to reduce the chances that they set each other off.

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

@@user-zl1fz4qm3f Agreed, if we’re supplementing the traps on the wheels. But to be clear, I don’t recommend putting traps on the ground ONLY. You’d have to cover the entire perimeter of the bottom of the wheel with traps, because mice can climb onto a wheel from all around its circumference: the front, back, or sides. Putting traps on the tops of the wheels is better, because mice cross over a smaller area on the top of the wheel in order to climb into the rest of your car. If you target that area, you’re more likely to catch a mouse, using fewer traps.

[@HistoricalWeapons]

Does it damage your car with peppermint oil + water combo cuz in winter it freezes

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

I don’t recommend using peppermint oil. It hasn’t worked for me. The company Mighty Mint might be able to answer your question.

[@HistoricalWeapons]

@@HealthyHomeGuide I understand it did not work. I’m more worried that I already sprayed it on my car and worried about long term damage since I sprayed on it

[@Judge-Mental]

The spray is just tiny droplets of water & oil that won't hurt anything if they freeze. I would not keep the spray bottle in the car though, because if it freezes, it could split (and then leak when it thaws). I would not spray it on the car's paint. However, spraying floor mats, carpet, most places under the hood, etc., should be fine. 🙂

[@mikemajestic66]

What if it’s rats. Those traps won’t do the trick. You’ll need bigger I suppose.

[@meljane8339]

And Roaches, smaller. Etc

[@david_davidson]

Well, with roaches obviously roach traps in the interior, under seats, in the trunk, etc. For rats, whatever trap you use remember two things; rats love peanut butter (it's used to train them in films; eg. "Willard" [2003]) & they are actually smarter than mice. 🐁🐭

[@meljane8339]

@david_davidson I used nest bait twice, and they are still entering, And breeding. I have not found the entrance point and have already sealed what I did find... the mice, are flourishing They stay away from peppermint momentarily, but, as soon as the extract becomes evaporative from the oil, which is about a day, they are attacking the locations it was placed. I am wondering about pepper spray. ...

[@david_davidson]

@@meljane8339 Yeah the guy in this vid even states that peppermint oil hasn't worked for him, or anyone he knows. Have you tried copper mesh? It is an effective deterent people frequently use in gardening & home pest control.

[@meljane8339]

@david_davidson am planning construction fabric (steel) due to costs. Was hoping to start today, but am a week behind schedule in cleaning + tidying. More work than apparent. ... will get pushed back further. They keep entering the garage door when it's open, anyway. Two of three of the types of live traps work better, but I need more of them, as the suckers already procreated by then. The chocolate mint plant garden in my car actually kept pests very minimal, but it died due to momentary neglect. The gardening of Salvias and Capsicum is a great idea and works fairly. *doesn't stop, but keeps populations very low. Vitamin B (consumed in Vegemite by Australians) also works extremely well, corporally...

[@southtownsjoe32]

dah.....I'm gen x........ya mean to say I can't drive with mouse traps on my tires, I don't understand why? .....what about the mouseseses out where I'm going ......what now?......ohhhh boy!

[@knitterscheidt]

how about placing a block of mouse poison on top of the tires? it can be kept in a plastic container...uh oh just realized the mice will die somewhere in the car...never mind, I'll try your method. my employer had 8 vehicles totaled last winter from mouse damage to the wiring, one was an x5, ouch!

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

Exactly! My method does prevent mice from dying in the car. Damn, 8 cars totaled, that’s insane. Good luck!

[@coreygrant5974]

make sure you don't cross contaminate from a used mouse trap to your butter jar.

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

I don’t reuse traps.

[@secretservice1816]

Use 3m rodent spray on cables and rubber pipes

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

Interesting, thank you.

[@chaoticpuppet1]

Yup. On my 2nd insurance claim in a week but from squirrels. Did the exact same damage both times. While my car has been in the hop I've been using my rental as a guinea pig for deterrents. Moth balls have worked, found a pepper based spray (critter ritter). I heard a mixture of apples cider vinegar/cayenne pepper is good. I am an animal lover as well but, I have to go no mercy this time with also rodenticide and peanut butter up in the trees. $500 deductible for $4000+ damage twice.

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

Damn, two claims in a week - that sucks so much. Let me know if you find a solution for squirrels.

[@beezanteeum]

Mothballs are extremely flammable: they're naphthalene

[@joannaquanttumphysics]

What if it's a squirrel :( !!!

[@TW-ud6sb]

I got rid of mice only to have a squirrel eat my engine wires and build a huge nest in one day. 2014, Camry 3.5 L engine.

[@jamesgreenizer8767]

I'm a mechanic. I don't understand how mice could ruin the engine...., pistons , rings, camshafts, bearings, head gasket and so on..... All of the components that fail and then you need a rebuild or new engine. I understand they can wreck havoc on wiring but destroying the mechanical components of the engine befuddles me. Can you explain please what was the engine damage.

[@hullinstruments]

Cat piss. I know it sounds weird but if your car is kept outside or somewhere the odor won't be noticeable..... A few cat litter/urine clumps from your cats litter box.... broken up and spread somewhere in the vicinity. That's one of the major ways rodents avoid predators I guess if you don't own a cat and are willing..... it could be a good laugh to ask a friend? Will probably the most awkward question they will ever get in their life. 😂

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

This may work for others, but it didn’t work for me unfortunately. I found that cat urine and deterrents in general were not effective. Maybe the mice in my town were especially persistent given how cold the winters are.

[@yankeeairpirate1799]

Had mice till I placed bounce under the hood......dryer sheets

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

I’m glad you found something that worked for you. I tried that and it didn’t work for me, unfortunately. My mice were persistent.

[@joannaquanttumphysics]

Some are soy based

[@shawnzhang528]

How about buying an electric car.

[@HealthyHomeGuide]

Someday. Once there are some genuinely decent options.

[@honeyg3589]

I have an EV where the wiring was destroyed by rodents! I’m here searching KZbin to get preventatives!

[@garyslicer8748]

Poison